Demon Diary
Demon Diary (ko:마왕일기 mawang ilgi, "Diary of a Demon King") is a 7 volume manhwa (Korean comic) illustrated by Kara. Kara is the name of the duo team of Yoon-Gyeong Kim and Eun-Sook Jeong. It was originally published by Sigongsa and has been licensed in North America by TOKYOPOP. In Scandinavia, it is being published by Mangismo during 2005-2006
A number of writers have worked with Kara on the production of Demon Diary. The story for volume 1 was written by Chi Hyong Lee. The stories for volumes 2 through 7 were written by Yun Hee Lee.
Story
Demon Diary is a light BL/shōnen-ai story about Raenef, a newly appointed Demon Lord, and Eclipse, his instructor, who is both a powerful demon and a veteran of a human-versus-demon war. Because of his actions during the war (which are not elaborated upon), he became known for his cruelty and incredible power. However, when attempting to teach Raenef his 'anger' is often played for laughs.
Raenef is sweet-natured, humble, and easygoing, the very antithesis of a proper Demon Lord. He is commonly mistaken for a girl, is never recognized as the Demon Lord by anyone he meets, and is oblivious to what most people say about him. Throughout the course of the story, he gains two human friends (something Eclipse frowns upon): Erutis, a female sword master and knight who came to the castle to kill the Demon Lord and instead becomes his 'page' (and must deal with some 'gender issues' of her own), and Chris, the successor to the High Cleric of Rased, an order of priests who had fought in the war against demons centuries earlier. Chris has a sordid past of his own, though he is not yet aware of it...
The story itself is very funny, a light comedy with some dramatic overtones. Also, the 'shonen-ai' aspect of the story is implied, never outright.
Bonus stories
Volume 1 of Demon Diary includes two bonus stories illustrated by Kara and written by Soome Lee: "Crystal Heart" and "Terra". The other volumes occasionally include mini-stories involving the Demon Diary cast.
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